Contents contributed and discussions participated by James Mattiace - IB Geography Patterns and Change

ProgBlog: Data challenges in estimating the HDI: The cases of Cuba, Palau and the Occup... - 4 views

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HDI cuba development GNI GDP education

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Great article by two UN staff that actually write the HDI reports on some methodology. Quick, easy, and interesting read about the flaws of the data. Great "peak behind the curtain"

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Report: Massive Wildfires, Geopolitical Crises, AIDS, Human Rights Violations, Deadly S... - 3 views

www.theonion.com/...geopolitical-crises-aids,20830

satire onion syllabus

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The IB Geog syllabus in one news article (An entertaining spoof)

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Oh for a new risorgimento | The Economist - 0 views

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Disparities in wealth and development Populations in transition population pyramid

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Article about regional differences within Italy, North v South, development of the country.

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POLICY Project - Project Publications By Country - 1 views

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fertility population policy maternal health gender natalist

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country specific reproductive and maternal health reports

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NewsHour Extra: Lesson Plan | Millennium Development Goals | PBS - 3 views

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development lesson Populations in transition Disparities in wealth and development Slum

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Awesome 1 day (80 min block) project on slums, controversies, and works in Slumdog Millionaire and the MDGs

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Oxfam Education: Resources index | Change the World in Eight Steps - 1 views

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Populations in transition Patterns and Change Oxfam development

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tons of resources on development issues, lesson plans, database

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Millennium Development Goals - TeachUNICEF - 1 views

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development millennium goals UNICEF lesson plans

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Cellphones seen as world learning tool - UPI.com - 1 views

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cellphones development education rural gap

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Cellphones used to improve development. Animated videos sent about disease prevention, agricultural etc

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BBC News - Newsnight - Microcredit 'not the silver bullet' for poverty - 0 views

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Disparities in wealth and development microcredit india women

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BBC microcredit video detailing pros and mostly cons in India.

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The Washing Machine Miracle : Planet Money : NPR - 0 views

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develpoment Patterns in environmental quality and sustainability Disparities in wealth and development women TED

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Hans Rosling on TED about the power of the washing machine for development.

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Don't cite global numbers unless you know they're trustworthy (They usually aren't) - 4 views

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Disparities in wealth and development poverty development assumptions evaluation

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Good blog post about not trusting global stats on poverty etc.

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The shoe-thrower's index: Where is the next upheaval? | The Economist - 2 views

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economist composite index arab upheaval population dependency ratio disparities_indicators

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Economist ranking of possible upheavals in Arab World dated Feb Great for consequences of dependency ratio.

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SHOW®/WORLD - A New Way To Look At The World - 2 views

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visualize data map interactive statistics

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like worldmapper but easier to do multiple comparisons

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YouTube - Is Our Wealth Hurting Africa's Feelings? - 0 views

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you tube

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The Onion, spoof

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